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Greatest Hits: Simple Circuits, The Foutan Board

I thought I would post a few labs or activities that have been big winners with my students in engagement and learning, whether or not I designed them. This one comes via Cornell’s Center for Nanoscale Systems Institute for Physics Teachers (CIPT). (Do a find for “foutan”* on the page.) There are parts lists, lab handouts, and teacher notes available there.

Here’s a hot tip from the author, Jim Overhiser: short dowels on the corners (as pictured) make for good stacking.